2021 Idlewild Open | R1F9 FEATURE | Dickerson, Jones, Heimburg, Oakley | Jomez
The 2021 Idlewild Open is a thrilling round of professional disc golf competition that took place at the iconic Idlewild Park in Northern Kentucky. Jeremy Kohling and Paul Yuliberry provide expert commentary on this highly anticipated event, joined by experienced players Kevin Jones, Calvin Heimburg, Eric Oakley, and Chris Dickerson. The duo discusses the challenges of navigating the course's unique blend of open shots and treacherous rough, where bad kicks can quickly become costly mistakes. Kohling and Yuliberry delve into the strategies and strengths of each player, including Jones' rise to prominence after a standout performance at last year's Ottawa Open. They also touch on Heimburg's impressive -20 finish from the previous year and Oakley's upward trend in recent competitions. Meanwhile, Dickerson, who finished second last year, is looking to build on his success with a spot-the-look-for improvement. With its challenging layout and beautiful scenery, Idlewild Park has proven itself to be a favorite among pro players, offering a true test of skill and focus.
Watch top disc golfers Dickerson, Jones & Heimburg dominate at the Idlewild Open | R1F9 feature round by JomezPro.
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hello and welcome brew yourself up a cup of that follow flight fuel it's time for round one of the 2021 idol wild open i'm jeremy kohling i'm joined by paul yuliberry it's big berry commentary hello yummy yummy gripsick's low profile kevin jones uh regular on the show tied 14th last year he's looking to do better than that get back to his championship ways out here his big first big win was at this very course a couple years ago calvin heinberg minus 20 last year that's pretty good if you ask me eric oakley uh he's been kind of trending upward i know he's been working on himself a lot lately and i'm excited to see how he does and of course chris dickerson's second place finish last year he's looking to just go up one spot this course suits him so well as do really any disc golf courses that have shots to be thrown chris dickerson is so familiar with this type of track very similar to what he knows in tennessee all right hole one par four 638 feet easiest hole in the course gotta get it hello my name is adam jones i'm the tournament director for the ottawa open like for us disc golf in our region has been around since the 70s and with that time when i started in 90 our club had gotten to the point where eight or nine courses in town and after 31 years of playing we're currently at 43 courses and growing this course in particular was designed by fred salas and bob herbert in the early 2000s nowadays you can see this course is quite evolved quite a bit so we actually created this event specifically for the tour this land is actually owned by the airport normally we have planes going over every five or six minutes as most people see every course or venue is unique to that area we're in northern kentucky we've got some great hills other than that is this is one of the more wooded courses that we see on the tour besides the big trees we got a lot of younger trees we got a lot of bad kicks deep into the rough so scramble rate is very critical here not just power stuff but accuracy is most important we don't try to modify too much year...
